Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews (best) commemorates after dismissing Shakib al Hasan in their World Cup 2023 match. (Source: X)
Former Sri Lanka captain and all-rounder Angelo Mathews didn’t mince his words in a charged-up post-match interview after his side’s three-wicket loss to Bangladesh in match no. 38 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Monday. Mathews ended up being the very first gamer in the history of global cricket to be dismissed ‘timed out’ after Bangladesh skipper Shakib al Hasan effectively appealed versus him.
Mathews exacted some type of vengeance over Shakib when he dismissed him for 82 however Bangladesh handled to ferret out 280 to win with more than 8 overs to spare to publish simply their 2nd success in the competition and stayed in hunt for a credentials berth for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
“I have 2 minutes to get to the crease and get myself prepared, which I did. And after that it was a devices breakdown. And I do not understand where the good sense went, due to the fact that undoubtedly it’s certainly disgraceful from Shakib and Bangladesh if they wish to play cricket like that undoubtedly stooped to that level I believe there’s something incorrect dramatically because– if I got late if I surpassed my 2 minutes to get to the crease and in the law states you need to be prepared within the 2 minutes and I existed 2 minutes 45 or 50 seconds– I still had after my helmet broke off, I still had 5 more seconds to go. And the umpires likewise have actually stated to our coaches that they didn’t see my helmet breaking. I imply, I was simply requesting my helmet,” Mathews stated in the post-match interview in New Delhi on Monday.
“So, it was simply pure good sense. I’m not discussing ‘mankading’ or ‘blocking the field’ here. This is simply pure good sense and bringing the video game into disrepute. It is definitely disgraceful,” the previous Lankan skipper included.
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The Sri Lankan gamers declined the popular ‘hand shake’ of Bangladesh gamers after the match. Mathews felt that a person needs to offer ‘regard’ to make ‘regard’. “You require to appreciate individuals who appreciate us. It does not imply that – they need to appreciate the video game itself. I imply, all of us are ambassadors of this lovely video game, consisting of the umpires. Then, if you do not regard and if you do not utilize your typical sense, what more can you ask for?” Mathews stated.
The veteran Sri Lankan all-rounder felt that the umpires were likewise to blame for the ‘timed out’ mess in the clash and knocked the absence of ‘sound judgment’.
“Well, as I stated, it’s a technicality which requires to be gone over due to the fact that it’s a World Cup video game and what takes place if this occurs in the last over when you have 3 or 4 go to get in the last wicket. I imply, it’s simply pure sound judgment,” Mathews stated.
“I wasn’t attempting to lose time. I wasn’t attempting to get benefit of anything. It was simply pure devices breakdown. And it simply occurred for the extremely very first time in my profession. And I’m definitely surprised. I’m not going to state that if I had actually batted today, we would have won the match. I’m not stating that. I suggest, I’m simply discussing that event where, certainly, it was a vital time of the match. And we might have gone in either case. I imply, we might have got 54, 60 runs more. You never ever understand. It was simply pure disgraceful,” he included.